Canton North Carolina ZIP Codes
Canton holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Canton
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 28716 | Haywood County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Canton codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Canton. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Canton ZIP code begins 287. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 87 ZIP codes, so Canton accounts for 1% of it.
Every North Carolina ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Canton
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Canton occupies.
Canton North Carolina area codes in full →
Where Canton's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Canton
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde North Carolina ZIP codes | 4.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Waynesville North Carolina ZIP codes | 9.8 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Maggie Valley North Carolina ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Asheville North Carolina ZIP codes | 16 mi | 11 ZIP codes |
| Mills River North Carolina ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Arden North Carolina ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Weaverville North Carolina ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Fletcher North Carolina ZIP codes | 20 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.